using more than 1 drum program at a time in the 3000?

Hi guys,
first post..i've tried searching and after many hours of looking i need something to be answered. I have a mpc 3000, i've used an 2000 XL in the past. I know with the 2000Xl you can use 4 drum programs at once in a sequence.
I've read and researched and i could be wrong but you can only use 1 at a time in the 3000? Correct?
Reason being is, i have a producer friend that has a 3000/LE and he states that he can use 4 programs at once just like the 2000 Xl.... i'm very confused!! I've looked at the specs of both machines and i thought the LE was a reissue with a paint job...am i wrong here and if so i'd love to be able to use 4 programs at once!! What do i do?
Thanks guys!

Have you tried using more than 4? If so what happens? If not then u should def give it a try.(cant assume stuff on these boards when responding)

Nicole

producer112 wrote:Hi guys,
first post..i've tried searching and after many hours of looking i need something to be answered. I have a mpc 3000, i've used an 2000 XL in the past. I know with the 2000Xl you can use 4 drum programs at once in a sequence.

MPC60 and MPC3000 machine allow use of one PGM at a time from within a sequence.

producer112 wrote:I've read and researched and i could be wrong but you can only use 1 at a time in the 3000? Correct?

Correct...

producer112 wrote:Reason being is, i have a producer friend that has a 3000/LE and he states that he can use 4 programs at once just like the 2000 Xl....

An MPC3000 can load 24 PGM's into memory at once.

You can use one at a time from within a sequence.

producer112 wrote:i'm very confused!! I've looked at the specs of both machines and i thought the LE was a reissue with a paint job...am i wrong here and if so i'd love to be able to use 4 programs at once!! What do i do?
Thanks guys!

The LE is a re-issue with a paint job, newer manufacturing date and SMPTE as standard in most sales territories.

Rohan.

Rohan,
Thanks for answering every one of my questions. I really appreciate it!
I have one more quick one that i forgot to include.
I know you said that i can load 24 programs into memory at a time, but isn't it true that i can only have 128 "maximum" sounds loaded at once? So would i be correct in saying that, if a program had sounds for all 64 pads i'm only going to be able to load 2 programs into memory, regardless if i have more memory left in the mpc? (i have the 32 mb exp)
if this is not accurate, i'd appreciate your help, because i've been getting these error messages when trying to load more than 2 programs when i have both with 64 sounds in each.
Thanks again!

producer112 wrote:I know you said that i can load 24 programs into memory at a time, but isn't it true that i can only have 128 "maximum" sounds loaded at once?

Correct and true ... "only" 128 sounds in memory.

Remember ... a PGM can hold variations on how each sample is played on a per pad, per bank basis.

128 samples in memory.

24 PGM's of 64 pads each.

Where each PGM defines how to play any one of the 128 samples assigned to a PAD.

IE: A lot of scope of variation.

producer112 wrote:So would i be correct in saying that, if a program had sounds for all 64 pads i'm only going to be able to load 2 programs into memory, regardless if i have more memory left in the mpc? (i have the 32 mb exp)
if this is not accurate, i'd appreciate your help, because i've been getting these error messages when trying to load more than 2 programs when i have both with 64 sounds in each.
Thanks again!

If each of your PGM's have 64 unique assigned samples then yes ... you'll hit a limit fairly quickly as you crash into the 128 sound limit barrier.

Maybe rethink your work flow.

Rohan.

Rohan,
thanks very much for your repsonse once again. Your answers have been extremely helpful. I am coming from sequencing with a computer for the last few years, and i'm used to basically being able to choose from an unlimted amount of sounds, as i'm sure you know how that works. So your absoulutley correct, i will have to rethink and obtain a new workflow while using the 3000. Thanks again for your help!
David Garcia

producer112 wrote:Rohan,
thanks very much for your repsonse once again.

Not a problem.

producer112 wrote:Your answers have been extremely helpful. I am coming from sequencing with a computer for the last few years, and i'm used to basically being able to choose from an unlimted amount of sounds, as i'm sure you know how that works.

Yep ... 4000 drum sounds in memory at once and the choice of which 6 or so to use at any one time ( *joke* )

producer112 wrote:So your absoulutley correct, i will have to rethink and obtain a new workflow while using the 3000. Thanks again for your help!
David Garcia

A different work flow that means, of those 128 sounds in memory ... they will all just HAVE to be great, the best of your collection, the ones that do work together !

Then you can decide how many variations of them are needed by making changes in a program accordingly.

Enjoy the change

Rohan.

Now I see why I keep coming back here! Nice.